In addition to the sea kayak courses, guided or self supported tours, Sea Kayak Sicily organizes trips and excursions on the active volcanoes in south Italy.
News and trips will be reported in this blog.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Kayak For Cancer. Malta - Catania.

La rotta percorsa.

The 26th June 2011, fourcrews, twoMaltese,one from Romeand one fromCatania,reached the base of Circolo Canoa Catania in fourharddays at sea, startingfrom Malta.The already-oiledorganizationledbyDorianVassallo and AlbertGambina,who are nowat theirfifthadventureof this kind, for this year proposed a route Malta-Catania-Avola-Sampieri.

Dorian Vassallo & Albert Gambina.

Due to therough seasencounteredin Jonian Sea they had to adda stop inSyracuse, butremainsunchanged the challenge to paddle for 125nautical miles. Without any support boat for assistance, even during the dangerous open sea crossingof the 50nautical miles in the Sicily Strait!FabrizioMessina, on a doublekayakwith FrancescoLandolina, told us aboutthe difficultyof the last10 miles of the crossing, an encounter withthe dolphins,the ups and downsin moodand energy,the arrivalin Sicilyin the dark, the rough waters approaching Syracuse...The faster crew was composed by GianniMontagner and Betty Bassanelli from Rome, with a Outrigger Canoetandem,well trained in other open sea crossings,both in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Ocean.

Il Team in polinesiana doppio/misto di Tulku Canoa Roma.

Ourheroesfrom Malta,aboard two double kayaks,organizedthis event toraise fundsforcancer researchin children,namingthe challenge "Kayakfor Cancer".Fabrizio, theday after hisarrival in Catania, wrote this texton Facebook:"Everyone should dosomething of greatand fightnot onlyfor themselves!Now is time to rest:-)))".